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[quote name='Rei no Otaku']Well the first volume of the limited edition does not come with an extra DVD. Those don't start until volume 2. So if what you mainly want it for is the broadcast order, you can get the standard first volume.[/quote]

EDIT: But don't you get a nice spiffy collector's artbox that ultimately houses all forthcoming volumes with the Limited Edition release?


Everything below is pre-edit:

So are you saying (or anyone else for that matter, GuilewasNK chime in if you know :bouncy: ):

(1) The standard 1 disc edition, has the series in in broadcast order and not chronological? Is the broadcast order in English audio OR Japanese with subtitles?
(2) Limited Edition: What's exactly in it? Because from the impression I got through reading, I thought it was supplying two DVDs, one in *chronological *english dialogue and the other bonus disc in *broadcast* order but with Japanese audio with subtitles?


The following is new to me prior to the above few post.

By Pg-chan www.amazon.com reviewer:

The special editions of this series are pricey, but you're getting a lot for your money. The only serious complaint I had was the decision on both sides to release the episodes in chronological order, rather than broadcast order. Originally they were shown on Japanese TV in scrambled order. The preview trailers (with Kyon and Haruhi arguing about which episode was next) told you what number episode the next would be. These previews have been replaced by Nagano giving a humorously repetitious tagline. Due to fan request, starting with set two, extras will include an extra dvd with all the episodes in original broadcast order.
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[quote name='SpikeSpiegel']If you wanted to watch them out of order wouldn't it be cheaper to simply collect all the standard volumes and then watch in the wrong (right) order? Or is there something I'm failing to understand here....[/quote]

I guess that would be appropriate too, however, there's alway something about simply pressing "play" and go, instead of having to figet with the chapter selection feature.
 
you don't need the limited edition of the first dvd because the "broadcast" discs didn't ship until volume 2 limited edition as an extra disc. the broadcast discs have more episodes per disc thus why they only need 3 discs instead of the chronological 4 which also have all the extras in them. if you wanted to have the broadcast order and chrono order you wouldn't NEED to buy the limited edition first disc as that just has a pretty box, some cd's, and some other stuff.
 
[quote name='SpikeSpiegel']If you wanted to watch them out of order wouldn't it be cheaper to simply collect all the standard volumes and then watch in the wrong (right) order? Or is there something I'm failing to understand here....[/quote]

SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE CORRECTIONS ON WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.

I guess that would be appropriate too, however, there's alway something about simply pressing "play" and go, instead of having to figet with the chapter selection feature. There actually might be more to it than simply the playback of *non-chronological* order with the *broadcast* ordered version.

My assumption is that the two characters shown at the end of each episodes argues and disagrees on which episode should come next. One wins out and it is that specific episode is played.

Example: (I have not seen the series, so this is simply an estimated guess)
1) At the end of episode 2, Character A and B argues over whether episode 12 or 7 or 5 or 4 should come next
2) Character B saids episode 7 should come next, and so by default episode 7 is broadcast.
3) My guess is that on the standard *chronological* ordered disc, *the argument/debate* is removed.
 
in the broadcast order haruhi says the next episode is going to be 7 whereas kyon says it's going to be 4. 7 is where the episode should be chronologically but 4 is where it's being played for the broadcast.

so chronologically its episode 7, but for the sake of the tv broadcast it's episode 4.
 
Here's a helpful list of which DVD's have which episodes. It helps show the difference between the broadcast and chronological orders. http://asosbrigade.com/oplet01/

It seems like just getting the LE version of Volumes 2 & 3 will get you all but two episodes. (1-10 in broadcast order, plus 13 & 14 from the chronological order Vol. 2 dvd)

After that, you can just get Vol. 4 Standard to get the last two episodes, or the LE version if you want your extras. Plus volume one LE if you want that box + extras.

Deep discount has volume three really cheap, and volume two for a pretty good price.

Warehousedeals (Amazon.com) also has Vol. 2 & 4 available used. 4 is almost the same price as deepdiscount, but volume two is $10 cheaper. It is listed as being slightly damaged, though. The site is legit, however, I haven't tried it.
 
[quote name='strawberryshortcake']SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE CORRECTIONS ON WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY.

I guess that would be appropriate too, however, there's alway something about simply pressing "play" and go, instead of having to figet with the chapter selection feature. There actually might be more to it than simply the playback of *non-chronological* order with the *broadcast* ordered version.

My assumption is that the two characters shown at the end of each episodes argues and disagrees on which episode should come next. One wins out and it is that specific episode is played.

Example: (I have not seen the series, so this is simply an estimated guess)
1) At the end of episode 2, Character A and B argues over whether episode 12 or 7 or 5 or 4 should come next
2) Character B saids episode 7 should come next, and so by default episode 7 is broadcast.
3) My guess is that on the standard *chronological* ordered disc, *the argument/debate* is removed.[/QUOTE]

You pretty much nailed it- the chronological episode trailers have no vocals (just music) and are, of course, re-arranged to match whatever episode is coming up next.

The broadcast trailers have Haruhi stating the episode number chronologically, then being corrected by Kyon, who gives the boradcast number. (I personally like the one for the 'Live Alive' episode- 'Coming up next is episode 12! No- coming up is episode 12. Wait, I guess that's right...' :D )

While technically, you could get the standard releases and watch them in broadcast order, it's not really worth it if you can afford the LEs. Doing the re-ordering would require multiple disc swaps in-between episodes, on top of the chapter switches. Plus, the LEs come with some neat stuff anyway.
 
I couldn't believe the bitch-fest that resulted in releasing 2 sets of the same episodes, in a different order. The anime community amazes me sometimes.
 
[quote name='XxFuRy2Xx']Did Funimation do the entire series? I'd rather not purchase it if I can't buy the other boxed sets.[/quote]
That was what I was thinking.
 
[quote name='XxFuRy2Xx']Did Funimation do the entire series? I'd rather not purchase it if I can't buy the other boxed sets.[/quote]
FUNimation basically repackaged Initial D: First Stage (Boxset 1) and the Second Stage (Boxset 2) for Tokyopop in digipak format. They are getting the same treat as the two GTO collections that came out earlier this year. Anything beyond the Second Stage wasn't ever licensed to begin with.
 
Good deal, but I already own both the Tylor boxes. :cry:

At this point, I'm just hoping the '+' part of the '12+' days gives some good fodder... At least something to pair with that Pumpkin Scissors DVD.
 
Tylor, Irresponsible Captain OVA Limited Edition Ultra DVD Box Set $25. IT's good deal but not worth it cos it have no Ending. I recommanded TV set over OVA set. If u wanted good show w/o ENDING then go FOR IT.
 
[quote name='hero101']Is the Big O worth buying?[/quote]

Oh yeah.

It has a very American animation feel to it, I think. If you like The Batman, Justice League, etc. then you'll probably enjoy The Big O as well.
 
[quote name='hero101']Is the Big O worth buying?[/quote]

Most definitely. It's probably the single most worthwhile thing to buy from this entire sale. I would get it, but I already own both.

[quote name='WTK']Day 10 - December 12th: Burst Angel DVD Box Set (Hyb): $39.99[/quote]

Finally something that is kind of worth it. I've always wanted to check out this series. I might have to at this price, but I'm not sure yet. Any reviews of this show? I think I remember hearing mostly mixed reviews over it.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Finally something that is kind of worth it. I've always wanted to check out this series. I might have to at this price, but I'm not sure yet. Any reviews of this show? I think I remember hearing mostly mixed reviews over it.[/QUOTE]
Boobs, guns, and explosions. Contrived garbage, and not worth your time.

Rumbling Hearts, on the other hand...
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']How is Burst Angel? It sounds interesting, but I'm not sure if I'll like it or not.[/QUOTE]

While I'm not sure I'd go so far as to call it 'garbage', Kirin Lemon pretty much nailed the description. if you want to watch a bunch of half-dressed girls make things go 'boom' (occasionally with help from a giant robot), this could make for decent mindless entertainment. Of course, if you're after actual substance... might wanna look elsewhere.

For me, it's just another offer on something I already own... and I paid less than this price too.
 
Well last year they added another 12 items at END of sale in addition to 12 during the sale so keep your eyes peeled. So far all I am intrested in is Captain Tylor one. That show is great but you really should have seen series first.
 
[quote name='Dead of Knight']How is Burst Angel? It sounds interesting, but I'm not sure if I'll like it or not.[/quote]
I would suggest running a youtube search for actual clips from the series. I manage to find some yesterday and although I don't really have any input on content, I found the animation to be at least better than the majority of anime available--and I'm really picky about solid, fluid animation seeing as how I grew up on Disney and American cartoons, and recently added anime to my ever growing DVD collection.

Again, it's not the *best* animated, but at least it's not flooded with saturated static/still-frames. Run a search and the animation is actually digestable compared to many other anime available.

I still find American Cartoons to be several folds better than anime, especially when it boils down to solid, crisp, fluid moving animation. Note: Animation does NOT equal nice drawn artwork. A lot of anime fans usually get that mixed up.
 
[quote name='DuelLadyS']While I'm not sure I'd go so far as to call it 'garbage', Kirin Lemon pretty much nailed the description. if you want to watch a bunch of half-dressed girls make things go 'boom' (occasionally with help from a giant robot), this could make for decent mindless entertainment. Of course, if you're after actual substance... might wanna look elsewhere.

For me, it's just another offer on something I already own... and I paid less than this price too.[/quote]

How did you get it for cheaper?
 
um I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned in this thread but there are quite a few websites that have the whole series or individual seasons of a wide variety of anime for around 20-40 dollars. I just moved from San Diego (out of the military yay!) and they had a physical store called Rising Sun Creations where you could buy the whole series of Cowboy Bebop or Trigun for around $30. I think they are some kind of high end bootlegs but they had the jap and english dubs and all the american dvd extras. The more recent shows like deathnote are very cheap as well, but only include the english subtitled versions because they havent fully recorded the american voices yet. After a while though these sets are updated with the american voices and extras with the killer prices. I can't believe I actually ever paid $30 for a dvd with 3-5 episodes of a show on it. One example of a website I'm debating ordering from is animearigato.com they have the whole deathnote series for $28. If you guys are worried about wonky engrish subtitles, all my naruto sets and other anime that I have gotten from sites like these have retained the humor of the shows. the only one that had a bad translation was samurai deeper kyo but that was 3 years ago and im sure the manufacturer issued a better set. I really hope this helps my fellow cags because it kills me to see parent s or anime fans themselves getting pillaged by places like Suncoast.
ok time for a sammich!
 
[quote name='strawberryshortcake']I still find American Cartoons to be several folds better than anime, especially when it boils down to solid, crisp, fluid moving animation. Note: Animation does NOT equal nice drawn artwork. A lot of anime fans usually get that mixed up.[/quote]

Oh yeah, I agree with that in general.

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53OyPYa7SEI[/MEDIA]

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vBRl_jT9z0[/MEDIA]

I'm surprised Rightstuf doesn't sell JLU stuff.
 
[quote name='dingo_stole_mybaby']um I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned in this thread but there are quite a few websites that have the whole series or individual seasons of a wide variety of anime for around 20-40 dollars. I just moved from San Diego (out of the military yay!) and they had a physical store called Rising Sun Creations where you could buy the whole series of Cowboy Bebop or Trigun for around $30. I think they are some kind of high end bootlegs but they had the jap and english dubs and all the american dvd extras. The more recent shows like deathnote are very cheap as well, but only include the english subtitled versions because they havent fully recorded the american voices yet. After a while though these sets are updated with the american voices and extras with the killer prices. I can't believe I actually ever paid $30 for a dvd with 3-5 episodes of a show on it. One example of a website I'm debating ordering from is animearigato.com they have the whole deathnote series for $28. If you guys are worried about wonky engrish subtitles, all my naruto sets and other anime that I have gotten from sites like these have retained the humor of the shows. the only one that had a bad translation was samurai deeper kyo but that was 3 years ago and im sure the manufacturer issued a better set. I really hope this helps my fellow cags because it kills me to see parent s or anime fans themselves getting pillaged by places like Suncoast.
ok time for a sammich![/quote] Way to support the anime industry by buying & promoting bootleg DVDs. BTW, there are good deals to be had @ FYE/Suncoast when the right promotion is running.
 
eh, for me burst angel never came together into anything really worth watching. The physical character designs are quite well done, taking into account some characters look like clones from previous Gonzo work. Personality wise though, most of the characters fall clearly on the annoying side. It's an ok action series if that is all you want from it and the price is decent enough, but if you are looking for any depth its a pass.
 
[quote name='dingo_stole_mybaby']um I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned in this thread but there are quite a few websites that have the whole series or individual seasons of a wide variety of anime for around 20-40 dollars. I just moved from San Diego (out of the military yay!) and they had a physical store called Rising Sun Creations where you could buy the whole series of Cowboy Bebop or Trigun for around $30. I think they are some kind of high end bootlegs but they had the jap and english dubs and all the american dvd extras. The more recent shows like deathnote are very cheap as well, but only include the english subtitled versions because they havent fully recorded the american voices yet. After a while though these sets are updated with the american voices and extras with the killer prices. I can't believe I actually ever paid $30 for a dvd with 3-5 episodes of a show on it. One example of a website I'm debating ordering from is animearigato.com they have the whole deathnote series for $28. If you guys are worried about wonky engrish subtitles, all my naruto sets and other anime that I have gotten from sites like these have retained the humor of the shows. the only one that had a bad translation was samurai deeper kyo but that was 3 years ago and im sure the manufacturer issued a better set. I really hope this helps my fellow cags because it kills me to see parent s or anime fans themselves getting pillaged by places like Suncoast.
ok time for a sammich![/QUOTE]

What the fuck is wrong with you :twoguns: :fridge:
 
[quote name='dingo_stole_mybaby'] I really hope this helps my fellow cags because it kills me to see parent s or anime fans themselves getting pillaged by places like Suncoast. [/QUOTE]
I'd rather give my money to Suncoast, who pays the licensing company, who pays the original creators, than pay some guy to steal it for me.
 
[quote name='dingo_stole_mybaby']um I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned in this thread but there are quite a few websites that have the whole series or individual seasons of a wide variety of anime for around 20-40 dollars. I just moved from San Diego (out of the military yay!) and they had a physical store called Rising Sun Creations where you could buy the whole series of Cowboy Bebop or Trigun for around $30. I think they are some kind of high end bootlegs but they had the jap and english dubs and all the american dvd extras. The more recent shows like deathnote are very cheap as well, but only include the english subtitled versions because they havent fully recorded the american voices yet. After a while though these sets are updated with the american voices and extras with the killer prices. I can't believe I actually ever paid $30 for a dvd with 3-5 episodes of a show on it. One example of a website I'm debating ordering from is animearigato.com they have the whole deathnote series for $28. If you guys are worried about wonky engrish subtitles, all my naruto sets and other anime that I have gotten from sites like these have retained the humor of the shows. the only one that had a bad translation was samurai deeper kyo but that was 3 years ago and im sure the manufacturer issued a better set. I really hope this helps my fellow cags because it kills me to see parent s or anime fans themselves getting pillaged by places like Suncoast.
ok time for a sammich![/quote]

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That one's a bit tempting... but honestly, I don't know a darn thing about that show. Anyone seen it?

[quote name='hiccupleftovers']How did you get it for cheaper?[/QUOTE]
Sheer luck- my sister happened upon all 6 Burst Angel DVDs, in all-but-new condition, at Gamestop during a 3 for $10 DVD sale.
If you factor in the cost of the vol. 1+box I order from Amazon later, The grand total's about $37.

[quote name='dingo_stole_mybaby']um I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned in this thread but there are quite a few websites that have the whole series or individual seasons of a wide variety of anime for around 20-40 dollars.... I really hope this helps my fellow cags because it kills me to see parent s or anime fans themselves getting pillaged by places like Suncoast. [/QUOTE]

That's becuase those sites sell cheap Hong-Kong bootleg versions of the shows. They're completely illegal, usually produced by organized crime groups, and feature the worst possible quality material you can imagine (why clean it up? It's not like they paid for it.)

Considering a savvy shopper can usually find all but the newest shows in the $30-50 range for the legit stuff anyway, only the really stupid and/or grossly misinformed bother with bootlegs. The folks who care get the real deal. The others just download (also technically illegal and stolen, but you don't have to pay for it.)
 
[quote name='DuelLadyS']That one's a bit tempting... but honestly, I don't know a darn thing about that show. Anyone seen it?
[/QUOTE]
Funny you should ask.... Boys Over Flowers is one of my favorite anime ever. It's an old-school shojo romance, nothing more, nothing less. If you like the genre, it's wonderful. If you don't, you'll probably gouge your eyes out after the first episode. This is an awesome deal and I encourage anyone who likes shojo romance to jump on it. I paid $20-25 each for the DVDs when they first released.

PS: And if you think 12 DVDs is long for this type of anime, the manga is 36 volumes.... They've released up to #27 here, and yes, I have them all so far.

The wiki for this series offers a good summary of what this is all about, since my description is a bit short. The manga and anime are about the same for the beginning and middle, and then they start to diverge as the anime ends. The anime is MUCH shorter than the manga (36 volumes, duh). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Over_Flowers
 
[quote name='dingo_stole_mybaby']um I'm not sure if this has already been mentioned in this thread but there are quite a few websites that have the whole series or individual seasons of a wide variety of anime for around 20-40 dollars. I just moved from San Diego (out of the military yay!) and they had a physical store called Rising Sun Creations where you could buy the whole series of Cowboy Bebop or Trigun for around $30. I think they are some kind of high end bootlegs but they had the jap and english dubs and all the american dvd extras. The more recent shows like deathnote are very cheap as well, but only include the english subtitled versions because they havent fully recorded the american voices yet. After a while though these sets are updated with the american voices and extras with the killer prices. I can't believe I actually ever paid $30 for a dvd with 3-5 episodes of a show on it. One example of a website I'm debating ordering from is animearigato.com they have the whole deathnote series for $28. If you guys are worried about wonky engrish subtitles, all my naruto sets and other anime that I have gotten from sites like these have retained the humor of the shows. the only one that had a bad translation was samurai deeper kyo but that was 3 years ago and im sure the manufacturer issued a better set. I really hope this helps my fellow cags because it kills me to see parent s or anime fans themselves getting pillaged by places like Suncoast.
ok time for a sammich![/quote]

douche.
 
[quote name='WTK']Day 11 - December 13th: Boys Over Flowers DVD Bargain Bundle (1-12) (Hyb): $89.99[/quote]
And another to pass on. This one, plain and simple, doesn't interest me. What a weak year from TRS. I guess Burst Angel is something since Funimation stuff doesn't usually go on sale, but the rest is simply incomplete series for expensive prices, series I have or don't care about, and just expensive.

[quote name='DuelLadyS']That one's a bit tempting... but honestly, I don't know a darn thing about that show. Anyone seen it?


Sheer luck- my sister happened upon all 6 Burst Angel DVDs, in all-but-new condition, at Gamestop during a 3 for $10 DVD sale.
If you factor in the cost of the vol. 1+box I order from Amazon later, The grand total's about $37.

The others just download (also technically illegal and stolen, but you don't have to pay for it.)[/quote]
The only good movie(s) I have ever found at a Gamestop used was GitS Volume 1 in pretty much mint condition a few days after it had been released. I picked it up instnatly. Otherwise, most of the time all the EBs/Gamestops out here have terrible used conditioned movies. It really sucks because i see so many people on here find good deals on stuff at them, which is another thing that plagues our stores, they hardly have any good or tough to come by films. Just the usual bargain bin movies that you could pay the same amount for and get them new.

You don't even have to download anime. If you do a bit of searching or even just looking up on Google Video/youtube, you can find quite a few fansubbed anime that way. Eh, it passes the time sometimes.
 
[quote name='DuelLadyS']That one's a bit tempting... but honestly, I don't know a darn thing about that show. Anyone seen it? [/QUOTE]

It's often compared to Marmalade Boy if that helps any. By any indications I have seen it is very mid-90's shoujo. If you don't like that kind of romance genre I would think its a pass. I generally like the genre, but 90 is still too much for me. Spent too much lately anyway, so I am fine with going with buying just Rumbling Hearts from this sale unless something good comes day 12. This year has had quite a few really cheap anime moments like the rightstuf studio sales so its understandable the 12 days seem a bit lackluster. Can't really compete with 4 buck volumes....
 
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